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little more than a frothy vanity project . | 0 |
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture . | 0 |
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre . the performances are so overstated , the effect comes off as self-parody . | 0 |
a competent , unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country . | 1 |
as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson 's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame . | 0 |
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it 's more like entertainment for trolls . | 0 |
with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry 's boss , there is n't a redeeming moment here . | 0 |
jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama . | 1 |
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would . | 0 |
'dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue . | 0 |
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity . | 0 |
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss . | 0 |
a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise . | 1 |
while the mystery unravels , the characters respond by hitting on each other . | 0 |
life on the rez is no picnic : this picture shows you why . | 1 |
the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative . | 1 |
contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow , but scarcely nourishing . | 0 |
its gross-out gags and colorful set pieces . . . are of course stultifyingly contrived and too stylized by half . still , it gets the job done -- a sleepy afternoon rental . | 1 |
a complete waste of time . | 0 |
handled correctly , wilde 's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice . here , alas , it collapses like an overcooked soufflM-i . | 0 |
downbeat , period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message . | 0 |
a movie that 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts . | 0 |
this film , starring anthony hopkins and chris rock , is your typical 'fish out of water ' story . you 've seen them a million times . just one problem : fish out of water usually die . this one does . | 0 |
[ ferrera ] has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen . | 1 |
the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded . | 1 |
a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny , captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe . | 1 |
this movie has a strong message about never giving up on a loved one , but it 's not an easy movie to watch and will probably disturb many who see it . | 1 |
davis has filled out his cast with appealing fresh faces . | 1 |
there 's much tongue in cheek in the film and there 's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all . | 1 |
. . . they missed the boat . | 0 |
to the degree that ivans xtc . works , it 's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance . | 1 |
it 's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our hollywood has all but lost . | 1 |
if they broke out into elaborate choreography , singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention , but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn . | 0 |
( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord 's messianic bent , but spacey 's . | 0 |
a stirring , funny and finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films | 1 |
depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived . only masochistic moviegoers need apply . | 0 |
if you 're looking for a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus , sade is your film . | 1 |
a few hours after you 've seen it , you forget you 've been to the movies . | 0 |
a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking . | 1 |
in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , the emperor 's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach . | 0 |
nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure . | 1 |
a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted . | 0 |
the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full , irritating display in [ this ] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot . | 0 |
with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera , hM-ilM-hne angel is definitely a director to watch . | 1 |
this harrowing journey into combat hell vividly captures the chaotic insanity and personal tragedies that are all too abundant when human hatred spews forth unchecked . | 1 |
anchored by a terrific performance by abbass , satin rouge shows that the idea of women 's self-actualization knows few continental divides . | 1 |
it might be 'easier ' to watch on video at home , but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience . | 1 |
johnson has , in his first film , set himself a task he is not nearly up to . | 0 |
it is an indelible epic american story about two families , one black and one white , facing change in both their inner and outer lives . | 1 |
the quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths . | 1 |
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work . | 1 |
an exquisitely crafted and acted tale . | 1 |
thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters . mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way . | 0 |
if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was , i would go back and choose to skip it . fortunately , you still have that option . | 0 |
an exceedingly clever piece of cinema . another great M-^Qwhat you do n't see ' is much more terrifying than what you do see thriller , coupled with some arresting effects , incandescent tones and stupendous performances | 1 |
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be . | 1 |
if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is [ cattaneo ] sophomore slump . | 0 |
this franchise has not spawned a single good film . the crap continues . | 0 |
it 's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part . | 1 |
the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it 's also one of the smartest , most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years . | 1 |
heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter nM-fss ' delicate , clever direction . . . and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius . | 1 |
on a cutting room floor somewhere lies . . . footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire . | 0 |
as ex-marine walter , who may or may not have shot kennedy , actor raymond j . barry is perfectly creepy and believable . | 1 |
this film puts wang at the forefront of china 's sixth generation of film makers . | 1 |
in the long , dishonorable history of quickie teen-pop exploitation , like mike stands out for its only partly synthetic decency . | 1 |
the movie 's eventual success should be credited to dennis quaid , in fighting trim shape as an athlete as well as an actor | 1 |
collateral damage is trash , but it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't . | 1 |
if borstal boy is n't especially realistic , it is an engaging nostalgia piece . | 1 |
rarely has a film 's title served such dire warning . | 0 |
nicholas nickleby celebrates the human spirit with such unrelenting dickensian decency that it turned me ( horrors ! ) into scrooge . | 0 |
it 's a powerful though flawed movie , guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today . | 1 |
steven soderbergh does n't remake andrei tarkovsky 's solaris so much as distill it . | 1 |
plays like one long , meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story . | 0 |
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on . | 0 |
like shrek , spirit 's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world . | 1 |
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film . | 1 |
a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard 's finest work . | 1 |
visually captivating . | 1 |
an unflinching look at the world 's dispossessed . | 1 |
despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments , super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development . | 0 |
a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . | 0 |
well-intentioned though it may be , its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic , preprogrammed feel of an after-school special . | 0 |
i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon . | 1 |
when perry fists a bull at the moore farm , it 's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart . | 0 |
it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding . | 1 |
brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors . . . by shoving them into every clichM-id white-trash situation imaginable . | 0 |
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . | 0 |
big fat liar is just futile silliness looking to tap into the kiddie sensibilities . | 0 |
the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe , are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry . | 1 |
too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize , and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay . | 0 |
enormously enjoyable , high-adrenaline documentary . | 1 |
new yorkers always seem to find the oddest places to dwell . . . | 0 |
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes . | 0 |
binoche and magimel are perfect in these roles . | 1 |
director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama . | 0 |
a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction . then again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed . | 0 |
the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed . | 0 |
austin powers for the most part is extremely funny , the first part making up for any flaws that come later . | 1 |
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters . . . margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake . | 0 |
each punch seen through prison bars , the fights become not so much a struggle of man vs . man as brother-man vs . the man . | 1 |
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